'The Curse Of Oak Island' Season 8: What is Gary Drayton's net worth? Here's how metal detection ninja shot to fame
Metal detection expert Gary Drayton is a hot favorite on 'The Curse Of Oak Island'. With the help of his cutting-edge technology and a keen eye for detail, Drayton fits right in with the cast. He has used unusual methods to dig out rare artifacts and this has brought him much success over the past few years. His glory days began in his early years, where his oldest find was the perfume bottle dating back to the Roman civilization. He experienced astronomical heights of fame when he uncovered a 1715 Spanish Fleet Gold and emerald ring, which led to the discovery of the 1715 fleet, which had been underwater for centuries. After this, he dug up coins, gold rings, silver, bronze Ship Spikes, war artifacts and Spanish treasure.
After these discoveries, Drayton was asked to join 'The Curse Of Oak Island' as a recurring cast member during the second and fourth seasons of the show. He became a permanent cast member from the fifth season, and his most impressive find till date is the lead cross that has fuelled many Knight's Templar theories on the show.
Drayton has earned most of his money from superb metal detection. He estimates that he might have found at least $1M worth of loot such as rings and coins over the years. In addition to this, Drayton has earned staggering amounts from appearing on 'The Curse of Oak Land!', a reality TV show that follows brothers Rick Lagina and Marty Lagina. He has also appeared on the reality television series 'Expedition Unknown!'. Furthermore, he sells merchandise, which includes his books on his website. His net worth is estimated to be about $ 1.5M.
While we know a lot about his professional life, the information about his personal life is scarce. We do know that he has two daughters named Anya and Katya Drayton. However, while his wife is listed as Jennifer Drayton, there's no information on her at all. Yet, if you do go through his Instagram photos, you would come across an old photo of his wife.
There's another photo of his children and he has captioned the post, "Throwback Thursday to when the wife said look after the kids, sure I got this hun..." In the photos, it's just Gary and his children, and he hasn't revealed anything about his wife, save for an old photo here and there.
Speaking about Season 8, Drayton had told History.com, "It's going to go down in the history books as one of the most productive seasons we've ever had on Oak Island. We have discovered more this year than we could have ever dreamed of finding. It has been a fantastic year. We made discovery after discovery after discovery. There are certain legends about Oak Island. You hear about legendary objects connected to [the island] and we got to hold some of these legendary Oak Island objects in our hands this year. That is pretty special. Fans are going to love it. [It] is bloody fantastic."